The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of minimal-therapist-contact, non-drug treatments of chronic migraine and tension headache.
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SYNOPSIS Two studies, one involving 53 tension headache patients and the other involving 87 vascular (both migraine and combined migraine and tension headaches) headache patients, are presented in which a largely home‐based, self‐administered non‐drug treatment for headache was compared to a comparable clinic‐based, therapist‐administered treatment regimen. The home‐based treatment programs were equal in effectiveness to the clinic‐based programs and significantly more cost effective for both types of headache patients.
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- Authors
- Blanchard, E. B., Andrasik, F., Appelbaum, K. A., Evans, D. D., Jurish, S. E., Teders, S. J., Rodichok, L. D., & Barron, K. D.
- Affiliations
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
- Albany Medical College (US)
- ORCID
- Andrasik, Frank
- Venue
- Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1985-06
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 214-220
- ISSN
- 0017-8748 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-4610
- OpenAlex
- W1995930305
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS15235)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Migraine and Headache Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Complementary and Manual Therapy › Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- chronic migraine, tension-type headache, home-based therapy, self-administered therapy, cost-effectiveness, treatment efficacy, vascular headache
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Ambulatory Care, Biofeedback, Psychology, Chronic Disease, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Headache, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Migraine Disorders, Relaxation Therapy, Self Care, Vascular Headaches
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